If you don’t already know about the Starfish Project, which started in La Herradura in March this year, here is a little bit more information for you.
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Gaviotas and Serbia
by David Darby •
Back on the 5th of June, representatives from Las Gaviotas School met at the Civic Centre with a group of representatives from the Teachers Association of Leskovac (Serbia).
Judge Permanently Suspended
by Editor •
Whereas literally millions of Spaniards were angered by the suspension of Juez Baltazar Garzón, not so many tears were shed for Motril judge, Adelina Entrena when it was announced that she had been definitively expelled from the ranks of judges.
New Bus Company
by Editor •
The Motril urban bus service will change hands at the beginning of next year; a change that will incorporate three new bus routes.
Help For Body Repatriation
by Editor •
Locals and businesses within Motril have been moving heaven and earth to raise funds so that the body of Romanian, child, Andrei, could be repatriated for burial.
Beach Eaten… Again
by Editor •
The winter & spring gales have wrought havock, yet again, on Motril’s beaches east of the river; i.e., Playa Granada.
San Juan Summary
by Editor •
The was more than thousands of kilos of rubbish left on Motril’s beaches on during San Juan; the Guardia Civil busted a young lad with 700 kilos of hashish in the boot of his car!
Bye Bye Blue!
by Dave Nichols •
The Blue Zone; ah, yes. We reported last month that our Honorable Mayor had decided to postpone this regulation, in the face of opposition from businesses based around La Playa. The original idea was to impose parking fees for anybody not displaying a ‘Resident’ sticker inside their windshield.
Food Bank Foodless
by Dave Nichols •
The local economy continues to decline. To the point where the Food Bank actually ran out of food! I hear that people are standing in line by 7.30 in the morning, just to get a few vegetables to cook for a family meal.
Concrete Defecator
by Dave Nichols •
The Great Big Concrete Block Defecator – yes, that’s the primary function of that big machine that’s been parked just outside the Port of Motril for the past several weeks.